SB 772

This bill provides that for adult inmates, the Department of Corrections for

state correctional institutions or the county sheriff for county jails or county houses

of correction must prepare a written document that lists the rights of all adult

inmates afforded under the U.S. Constitution, the Wisconsin Constitution, the

Wisconsin statutes, and any applicable administrative rules and that explains any

complaint processes available to inmates. DOC or the sheriff must update the

written document once per year or within one week of a legal change that affects

inmates' rights. DOC or the sheriff must post the document throughout the state

correctional institution or county jail or house of correction and provide copies to each

inmate upon entering the facility, being placed under restricted movement, being

placed in solitary confinement, or upon request at any time. The warden or

superintendent of a state correctional institution or the sheriff of a county jail or

house of correction must explain an inmate's rights as set forth in the document upon

the inmate entering the state correctional institution, county jail, or house of

correction; upon the inmate transferring between state correctional institutions,

county jails, or houses of correction; or upon request at any time.

The bill also provides the same requirements for juveniles in custody, except

that DOC is responsible for preparing the document relating to juveniles, posting

and distributing the document for type 1 juvenile detention facilities, and for

ensuring that any juvenile detention facility, secured residential care center for

children and youth, or juvenile portion of the county jail approved by DOC has a plan

to distribute the document. The superintendent must explain a juvenile's rights as

set forth in the document upon the juvenile entering a facility, upon the juvenile

transferring between facilities, or upon request at any time.